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- King Arthur’s mythical kingdom from where he ruled was called Camelot. Most modern historians agree that King Arthur’s kingdom was just a legendary utopia where peace and justice ruled, thus opposing the harsh reality of the Middle Ages, where violence, disease and barbarism were commonplace.
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May 11, 2017 · We’ve all heard stories about King Arthur of Camelot, who according to medieval legend led British forces (including his trusted Knights of the Round Table) in battle against Saxon invaders in...
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Camelot was the name of the place where King Arthur held court and was the location of the famous Round Table. Perhaps a clue to its possible location might be found in the sources we have for the legend of King Arthur.
King Arthur has never relinquished his hold on the imagination. Writers in Geoffrey’s wake added their own flourishes—the magical sword Excalibur, the Knights of the Round Table, Arthur’s...
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The True Camelot. No matter what the truth is about the real Arthur, he represents a historical fact that can no longer be disputed. After living under Roman rule and becoming more civilized, the British Celts fought back against the first Anglo-Saxon invaders and drove them away.
Camelot is a legendary castle and court associated with King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as the fantastic capital of Arthur's realm and a symbol of the Arthurian world.
It also made Mordred the result of an incestuous relationship between Arthur and his sister Morgause, and established the role of Camelot, first mentioned in passing in Chrétien's Lancelot, as Arthur's primary court. [108]
Feb 17, 2011 · Malory identified Winchester as Camelot, and it was there in the same year that Henry VII´s eldest son was baptised as Prince Arthur, to herald the new age.
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